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and high places. It would be a day of that on this day, Jesus will appear with
sorrow and mourning because the entire the angels. He will come as the Lord to
land would be filled with dead bodies. judge the living and the dead (2 Tim.
On that day, the Israelites songs would 4:1). They believe that on this day,
be turned into mourning and funeral there will be a final struggle against the
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songs. It would be a day when the powers of Satan. Satan shall be defeated
Israelites would grind their teeth as they on this day once and for all. Christians
would be exiled, tortured and exposed to believe that this day will mark the end of
suffering. He symbolically compared it the world. Therefore, the universe will
to when a man fled from a lion and met come to an end.
a bear (Amos 5:19). He also compared it
to someone who comes home and puts Furthermore, Christians believe that
his hand on the wall, only to be bitten the righteous shall be separated from
by a snake. the unrighteous. This would be like

separating the sheep from the goats
Furthermore, Amos said that on that (Matt. 25:33-36). It is believed that the
day, God would not hear their songs, righteous will go to heaven and sit at the
listen to their prayers, or accept their right hand of God, whereas the wicked
sacrifices and offerings. Their property or sinners will serve their everlasting
would be burnt and destroyed, including punishment. Jesus will take control
places of worship like Bethel, Dan and over the whole universe. He will show
Gilgah. Those who swear in the name of His powers as the king and the Lord.
false gods at Dan would fall and never Christians are expected to repent as they
rise again. On that day, neither Mount prepare for the second coming of Jesus.
Carmel nor Baal would provide a hiding Therefore, all people are expected to be
place; they would call for Yahweh’s ready for this day.
intervention, but he would not listen to
them. God would not listen to the noise In addition, Christians believe that the
of their songs (Amos 5:23). For Amos, day of the Lord will come abruptly like
on that day, God would send all the idol
worshipers to exile beyond Damascus a thief since no one knows the day or
(Amos 5:27). However, Amos shows hour. Christians shall be accountable
that if people repented of their sins, for their earthly lives (1 Thess. 5:2-11).
some would be remnants (Amos 5:15). Christians expect that God will humble
all the proud and arrogant and raise all
The Christian understanding of the the humble and righteous. It will be a
day of the Lord terrible day full of earthquakes, lightning
Christians believe that this day will be and thunder for the proud and arrogant.
Jesus’ second coming (Parousia), which
all people long for. Christians believe

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